Sumela Monastery

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Sumela Monastery is a historic Greek Orthodox monastery dramatically built into a steep cliff face in Turkey’s Pontic Mountains, renowned for its stunning setting and religious frescoes.

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Sumela Monastery canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek Orthodox monastery
monastery
access mountain footpath
alsoKnownAs Monastery of the Virgin Mary at Sumela NERFINISHED
Panagia Sumela NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED
closedForRestorationFrom 2015
country Turkey
currentUse museum
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
elevation approximately 1200 meters above sea level
foundedBy Barnabas of Athens NERFINISHED
Sophronios of Athens NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 4th century
foundedInYearApprox 386
governingBody Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism NERFINISHED
hasFeature aqueduct
library
monastic cells
refectory
rock-hewn church
hasMurals portraits of saints
scenes from the New Testament
heritageDesignation Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Empire of Trebizond NERFINISHED
historicalUse monastic community
locatedIn Altındere Valley NERFINISHED
Pontic Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Maçka NERFINISHED
Trabzon Province NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Black Sea Region NERFINISHED
locatedOn steep cliff face
material stone
nearCity Trabzon NERFINISHED
notableFor cliffside location
pilgrimage site
religious frescoes
overlooks Altındere stream NERFINISHED
partOf Altındere National Park NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Greek Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
reopenedFullyIn 2020
reopenedPartiallyIn 2018
touristAttraction yes
underwentRestoration 20th century
21st century

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Trabzon Airport servesTourismTo Sumela Monastery
Trabzon Province contains Sumela Monastery
Alexios III Komnenos patronage Sumela Monastery